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A 1.6–2.6 GHz 29dBm injection-locked power amplifier with 64% peak PAE in 65nm CMOS

Lindstrand et al., 2011

Document ID
2243936239311060983
Author
Lindstrand J
Bryant C
Törmänen M
Sjöland H
Publication year
Publication venue
2011 Proceedings of the ESSCIRC (ESSCIRC)

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This paper presents a wideband CMOS power amplifier intended for cellular handset applications. The circuit exploits injection locking to achieve a power gain of 20.5 dB from a single stage amplifier. The maximum output power of 29dBm, with a peak drain-and power …
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